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‘When They See Us’ Wins Creative Arts Emmy For Outstanding Limited Series Casting | Essence

September 17, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

The Ava DuVernay series took home the award during the second night of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, ahead of the Primetime Emmys.

A New Wave of Black Women Playwrights Is Reinventing the Genre | Zora

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

Their work is, quite literally, changing the face of American theater

A Sensitive Portrait of Working-Class African Americans, By an Italian Who Fears and Loves the South | IndieWire

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019African American Film, Black Film ...

Italian-born, Texas–based filmmaker Roberto Minervini reflects on being an outsider with “What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?”

‘Brian Banks’: Football Star Who Was Wrongfully Imprisoned Shares His Story For “People Who Are Currently Voiceless” | Deadline

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019African American Entertainment, African American Film ...

Amanda N’Duka, Deadline Aldis Hodge (left, with Sherri Shepherd) stars as a high school football star whose NFL dreams are waylaid when he’s wrongfully convicted of a crime in the inspirational drama “Brian Banks.” (Aug. 9) (Photo: BLEECKER STREET). Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] story told in Brian Banks is unfortunately all too familiar. The eponymous biopic, […]

Rapper Common, developers planning massive movie studio campus as part of South Works redevelopment | Chicago Tribune

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019African American Entertainment, African American Film ...

John Byrne & Ryan Ori, Chicago Tribune Common. ©AARON ROGOSIN/RED BULL CONTENT POOL. Featured Image [dropcap]Chicago[/dropcap] rapper Common and a group of real estate developers are drawing up plans to convert the massive former U.S. Steel plant on the city’s south lakefront into a massive movie production campus alongside live entertainment venues, sports facilities, hotels, […]

‘Harriet’ Trailer: Cynthia Erivo Fights For Freedom as Harriet Tubman in Oscar Hopeful | IndieWire

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

“Eve’s Bayou” director Kasi Lemmons is behind the camera for this biographical drama about the abolitionist icon.

Barry Jenkins to Direct Alvin Ailey Biopic | Variety

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Stephanie Farr, Variety CREDIT: MAARTEN DE BOER. Featured Image [dropcap]Moonlight[/dropcap] writer-director Barry Jenkins will direct a biopic about iconic choreographer Alvin Ailey. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Fox Searchlight first announced the project in March 2018, saying it had the support of the Ailey Organization. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is producing with Susan Lewis through her AK Worldwide production […]

Chadwick Boseman To Play African Samurai ‘Yasuke’ In Deal With Picturestart, De Luca Productions, Solipsist & X●ception Content | Deadline

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019African American Cinema, African American Film ...

Mike Fleming, Deadline [dropcap]Exclusive[/dropcap]: Fresh from playing the African warrior king Black Panther in Avengers: Endgame, Chadwick Boseman has officially aligned himself to play Yasuke, the first African samurai to swing a sword in Japan. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Erik Feig’s Picturestart has teamed with Mike De Luca and his De Luca Productions banner, Stephen L’Heureux and […]